ISOBAR Implementation for Patient Handover Between Rescue Services and Pediatric Emergency Department Staff: The COPTER-PED Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Miscommunication is a major contributing factor to adverse events in medical care, highlighting the importance of thorough patient handover-especially in complex settings like pediatric emergency medicine. This study evaluates the effects of adopting the ISOBAR handover protocol for transfers from emergency medical services to pediatric emergency department (PED) staff.

Methods

We conducted a single-center implementation trial to evaluate the ISOBAR handover protocol's efficacy in a German university hospital's PED. The procedure was based on the previous COPTER study. We observed 107 handovers, comparing those conducted using the ISOBAR protocol with those following standard procedure without a protocol. The trial was organized into 4 consecutive phases, alternat

SUBMITTER: Bietke V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12723129 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature